Fredonia building permits

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Department contacts, adopted codes, permit types, fees, and gotchas for Fredonia, Arizona.

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Building department

Address: 25 N Main St. / PO Box 217, Fredonia, AZ 86022
Phone: 928-643-7241
Email: townclerk@fredonia.net
Office hours: Monday - Thursday, 7:30 A.M. to 5:30 P.M. (Fax: 928-643-7627). Applications are submitted in person or by mail using the Town's paper Building Permit Packet (permit application, requirement checklist, soils test forms, owner/builder agreement, fee schedule and general information). Per Town Code § 151.06, the Building Inspector's administrative authority for all building, plumbing, electrical, and other inspections is vested in the Office of the Town Clerk; the Council may authorize additional persons to perform inspection work or other functions required by the chapter.
Website: Official site

Inspection guide

See how inspections work in Fredonia — sequence, scheduling & re-inspection fees.

Codes adopted

Arizona has no statewide building code for non-state buildings; codes are adopted locally. According to the International Code Council, codes are adopted locally in Arizona and are predominantly the I-codes, with different cities and counties choosing their own editions and local amendments. The Arizona State Fire Code (adopting the 2018 IFC) applies only to state and county buildings, public and private schools, and non-residential occupancies in areas without a locally adopted fire code — it does not establish a statewide residential or commercial building code floor. Each city and county adopts its own code editions independently, resulting in different I-Code years and amendment sets across jurisdictions. There is no state-mandated minimum edition; enforcement is entirely local. Always confirm the adopted edition and any local amendments with the specific jurisdiction before submitting plans.

Arizona has NO statewide mandatory building code floor for general construction — code adoption is a per-city/county authority under state enabling statutes (A.R.S. §§ 9-801 et seq., cited as the statutory authority in Town Code Chapter 151). The Town of Fredonia runs its own independent Building Department (administered through the Office of the Town Clerk) and adopts and administers its own construction codes; it does not defer building permitting to Coconino County. Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances, Chapter 151 (Building Regulations; Construction); Town of Fredonia Building Permit Packet (rev. 05/01/2011).
International Building Code (IBC), 2006 Edition, and International Residential Code (IRC), 2006 Edition, both copyrighted by the International Code Council, Inc., adopted by reference as the 'Uniform Building Code of the Town of Fredonia' (Town Code § 151.01; 1974 Code § 7-1-1; Ord. 15-003, passed 7-14-2015). At least three copies of each code are required to be kept on file in the Office of the Clerk for public inspection. Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances § 151.01.
International Plumbing Code (IPC), 2006 Edition, copyrighted by the International Code Council, Inc., adopted by reference as the 'Uniform Plumbing Code of the Town of Fredonia' (Town Code § 151.03; 1974 Code, Art. 7-2; Ord. 15-003, passed 7-14-2015). Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances § 151.03.
National Electrical Code (NEC), 2006 Edition, copyrighted by the National Fire Prevention Association [sic, National Fire Protection Association], adopted by reference as the 'Uniform Electrical Code of the Town of Fredonia' (Town Code § 151.04; 1974 Code, Art. 7-3; Ord. 15-003, passed 7-14-2015). Cross-reference: electricity provisions generally, Town Code Chapter 50. Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances § 151.04.
International Mechanical Code (IMC), 2006 Edition, copyrighted by the International Code Council, Inc., adopted by reference as the 'Uniform Mechanical Code of the Town of Fredonia' (Town Code § 151.05; 1974 Code, Art. 7-4; Ord. 15-003, passed 7-14-2015). Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances § 151.05.
The Town's currently codified adoption cycle (2006 ICC family / 2006 NEC) was last legislatively re-adopted by Ord. 15-003 on 7-14-2015; the Town's Code of Ordinances library (American Legal Publishing, 2023 S-3 supplement) reflects legislation current through Ordinance 2022-003 (passed 5-3-2022), and no building-code-cycle update superseding the 2006 editions was found published anywhere on the Town's site, in the Code of Ordinances, or via Wayback Machine as of July 2026. This is a confirmed gap after an exhaustive chase, not an assumption — Fredonia's adopted code edition is genuinely older than the 2018-2024 cycles used by larger nearby Coconino County jurisdictions (e.g., City of Page runs 2018 codes; City of Buckeye runs 2024 codes). Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances Overview page (codelibrary.amlegal.com), 'current through Ord. 2022-003, passed 5-3-2022' notice.
Building Inspector authority (Town Code § 151.06; 1974 Code, Art. 7-5): the Building Inspector's administrative authority for all matters pertaining to building, plumbing, electrical, or other inspections referenced anywhere in Chapter 151 is vested in the Office of the (Town) Clerk; the Town Council may authorize additional persons as needed to perform inspection work or other required functions. Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances § 151.06.
Sidewalk construction (Town Code § 151.07; 1974 Code, Art. 7-6): unlawful for any person to construct a sidewalk, where grade has been established, except to lines and grades given by the Town Engineer (or by special Town Council permission to deviate); all sidewalks must be constructed under Town Engineer inspection. Penalty per Town Code § 10.99. Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances § 151.07.
Building must conform to zoning ordinance (Town Code § 152.090; § 152.02; 1974 Code §§ 14-6-1, 7-1-2): whenever a building permit is issued and a building inspection performed, the building must conform to the Town's Zoning Ordinance in addition to Chapter 151. No building permit may be issued by the Building Inspector or Town Clerk unless there has been full compliance with the building chapter and the planning and zoning ordinance by the owner or prior owners of the property. Source: Town of Fredonia Code of Ordinances §§ 151.02, 152.090.

Permit types & fees

New residential construction activity

New privately-owned residential construction only

Housing units authorized by building permits for new privately-owned residential construction — this is not total permit volume (no commercial permits or remodels).

Latest month (2026-05): No data reported
Trailing 12 months: No data reported
Year to date (2026 YTD): No data reported
Full year 2025: No data reported

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Building Permits Survey (BPS), 2026-05 vintage. Census survey data — separate from the permit-requirements verification above. All Arizona building activity

Tips & gotchas

Fredonia is a genuinely independent building jurisdiction, not deferred to Coconino County — the Town runs its own Building Department (administrative authority vested in the Office of the Town Clerk per Town Code § 151.06) and adopts its own construction codes. Several other small AZ towns in prior batches turned out non-independent, but Fredonia is confirmed independent via its own Code of Ordinances Chapter 151 and standalone Building Permit Packet.
Fredonia's adopted code cycle is notably old: 2006 IBC, IRC, IPC, IMC, and 2006 NEC, all adopted via Ordinance 15-003 (passed 7-14-2015) — no newer code-cycle update was found published anywhere (Town site, Code of Ordinances current through Ord. 2022-003 passed 5-3-2022, or Wayback Machine) as of July 2026. This is far behind neighboring Coconino County jurisdictions like the City of Page (2018 codes) and much further behind Maricopa County cities on the 2024 cycle.
The Town's own Building Permit Packet directly publishes a 10-working-day review-and-issuance timeframe — this is a real, town-specific figure (not an inferred estimate and not a fallback to A.R.S. § 9-835's 15-working-day rule, which only binds municipalities of 30,000+ population and does not reach a town Fredonia's size).
No itemized/published fee schedule (valuation table, per-square-foot rates, or flat per-permit-type fees) could be located despite an exhaustive search of the full Building Permit Packet PDF, the Town's Forms & Documents and Planning & Zoning pages, and general web search — only the plan review fee (amount unpublished, non-refundable, credited to total permit cost) and the specific $15 extension / $100 renewal-after-expiration fees are documented. This is a confirmed gap, not an assumption.
There is no online permitting portal — Fredonia's process is entirely paper-based: a physical Building Permit Packet submitted in person or by mail to the Town Office (25 N Main St. / PO Box 217, Fredonia, AZ 86022).
Building permits become null and void after 180 days without work start, or 180 days of suspension/abandonment after work has commenced — extendable for a $15 fee (written request, justifiable cause) before expiration, or renewable for $100 within 30 days after expiration. Letting a permit lapse without renewal triggers a 'Notice of Non-Compliance' referred to the Town Attorney, which can affect insurance, resale, and financing.
All construction requiring a permit (new commercial, residential, and anything attached) may require a soils test and compaction test by a qualified engineer, verified via the Town's two dedicated Geotechnical Data & Compliance Report forms (Backfill/Final Grade, and Prior to Footing/Foundation) — though the Town notes not every project requires this and invites applicants to call with questions.
A single combined Building Permit Application covers all trades (building, electrical, plumbing, mechanical) — there is no separate standalone application per trade; the same packet, checklist, and 10-working-day review timeline apply across all permit types in this record.
Manufactured home placement requires energy-code area-rating compliance and Town Code zoning allowance, with dedicated Lag and Jacks & Tie Downs inspections in addition to the standard sequence — relevant given Fredonia's remote, cross-border location near Utah, Colorado City/Centennial Park, and the Kaibab Paiute Indian Reservation.
Water system approval by ADEQ (Arizona Department of Environmental Quality) and, where outside Town sewer service, a Health Department septic permit, are both hard prerequisites the Town checks before issuing any building permit.
24 hours' notice is required for every inspection, and the Town explicitly warns against ordering concrete before an inspection is scheduled and passed — a permit allots a limited number of inspections (each required inspection plus one re-inspection), with additional inspections billed beyond that allotment (exact per-inspection charge not published).